sessanta
/sesˈsan.ta/
The Italian word for sixty is sessanta.
sessanta is the cardinal number used for counting or specifying quantities.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
The number sessanta is indeclinable, which means it does not change its form to match gender or number.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /sesˈsan.ta/. It has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- In Italy, a sessantenne is a person who is sixty years old, using a suffix that transforms the cardinal number into a noun for a person's age.
- While sessanta means sixty, the Italian word for 'sexagesimal' is sessagesimale, which refers to the base-60 system used for measuring time and angles.
- The word sessanta is a direct descendant of the Latin 'sexāgintā', which was built by combining the root for 'six' with a word for 'ten'.
Examples in context
- Un'ora ha sessanta minuti.An hour has sixty minutes.This sentence shows the number of minutes in an hour.Tatoeba #3307989 by Guybrush88, translation #812213 by Zaphod
- Sessanta nuovi musei aprirono.Sixty new museums opened.This sentence uses the number to describe how many museums opened.Tatoeba #913472 by Guybrush88, translation #806898 by Source_VOA
- Un minuto ha sessanta secondi.A minute has sixty seconds.This sentence shows the number of seconds in a minute.Tatoeba #2845110 by Guybrush88, translation #27224 by sacredceltic
- Il risultato è sessanta.The result is sixty.
- Ho ricevuto una sessantina di messaggi oggi.I received about sixty messages today.
- 32 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Francesco and Giulia are discussing a price at a market.
- FrancescoQuanto costa questo libro, Giulia?How much does this book cost, Giulia?
- GiuliaCosta sessanta euro, Francesco.It costs sixty euros, Francesco.
- FrancescoSessanta euro è troppo caro!Sixty euros is too expensive!
- GiuliaHai ragione, cerchiamo un altro.You are right, let's look for another one.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sixty” translations and entries sessanta, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sessanta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
